(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – A dispute between South Sudan’s government and a lead contractor has been resolved, clearing the way for the commissioning of a renewable energy plant expected to help lower some of the world’s highest electricity tariffs. The resolution also comes as progress continues on a major internationalContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s caretaker Minister of Petroleum, Engineer Awou Daniel Chuang, has reported to President Salva Kiir on the ministry’s performance and on his participation in the launch of an oil refinery project in Lamu, Kenya. The meeting took place on 16th October 2026, according to aContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – A fuel shortage in Juba has disrupted businesses across the South Sudanese capital, with residents unable to operate vehicles, trucks and motorcycles as supplies run dry at filling stations, while prices climb sharply in both formal and informal markets. The crisis has deepened in October, withContinue Reading
(SEOUL) – South Sudan has held discussions with South Korea on potential cooperation to develop the Fula Dam and other water infrastructure projects. Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programs Adut Kiir met with the president of the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) in Seoul on 13th October. The talks coveredContinue Reading
(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – A Kenyan businesswoman and former executive director of Trinity Energy, Anne Warutere, has been placed at the centre of a controversial oil deal in South Sudan after details of her role were raised in an open letter by Maverick Aoko. The letter, posted on Facebook andContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A 299 kilometre electricity transmission line running from northern Uganda to Juba is set to create a new market for Uganda’s power while giving South Sudan an alternative to expensive diesel generated electricity. The $254 million South Sudan Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP), which Uganda technically launched lastContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian forces launched a massive strike on assets belonging to Ukraine’s state energy group Naftogaz across the eastern, western and central parts of the country, damaging a drilling site, production facilities and a network of filling stations in a multi day barrage that has forced the suspensionContinue Reading
(JUBA) – South Sudan will seize fuel shipments arriving outside its official government to government import deal and cancel the licences of any company that breaches the rules, according to a government letter sent to oil marketing firms. The Ministry of Petroleum warned all oil marketing companies on 24 JuneContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Juba Electricity Distribution Company has permanently closed its Gumbo Shirkat office, directed customers to two authorised sales agents for token purchases, and announced both a planned power cut for several neighbourhoods this weekend and an extension of ongoing rationing into July 2026. The Gumbo Shirkat office operated forContinue Reading
(JUBA) – Thirteen neighbourhoods across Juba will lose power for four hours on Saturday while the electricity provider installs new transformer poles and equipment. The Juba Electric Distribution Company, known as JEDCO, said the planned interruption will run from 8:00 AM to midday on 4 July 2026. The work targetsContinue Reading
